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p >> reporter: a 22-year veteran of the belle police force james cochran is reminded of the corruption that crushed his town at every turn he takes. boarded up buildings and vacant homes and lots and story front after storefront for lease, but nowhere is a reminder more stark than his own police station where he says his former police chief was there for only one reason, greed. >> he was here for his personal gain. he was not here to better the community. certainly not here to better us. >> he's talking about former police chief randy adams pulling in a whooping $457,000 a year for a police force with only 30 officers, way more than top cops in neighboring los angeles, chicago or even new york. cash put in his pocket by a city manager and others who were paying themselves inflated salaries. the city manager taking home more than a million dollars. >> yeah, you! >> this was the reaction when the public found out. outrage, anger boiled over. prosecutors nabbed eight city leaders saying they used public funds like a personal piggy bank looting the city. they face criminal corruption charg
p >> reporter: a 22-year veteran of the belle police force james cochran is reminded of the corruption that crushed his town at every turn he takes. boarded up buildings and vacant homes and lots and story front after storefront for lease, but nowhere is a reminder more stark than his own police station where he says his former police chief was there for only one reason, greed. >> he was here for his personal gain. he was not here to better the community. certainly not here to...
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it's kind of a catch 22, who is going to stop and when, anderson? >> sarah, stand by, i want to bring in ben wedeman who has experience in the region. tonight he is in the race ili town that has been hit repeatedly by rocket fire and also the jerusalem bureau chief for "the new york times" is in gaza city joins us by phone. what are you seeing and what are you hearing? >> reporter: what we are seeing here is that the town is pretty much deserted, not a lot of people out and about although earlier we were next to a sushi restaurant where there were a fair amount of customers. we spoke to the mayor who talked about the difficulties of trying to manage a town of more than 100,000 people living under these conditions and we spoke to one resident here who interestingly enough said he was happy that rockets were fired from gaza into near jerusalem and tel aviv. he said finally. other israelis outside of this area around gaza are getting a feel, getting a taste of what it's like to live under the threat of rockets. so certainly here in ashkalan you have re
it's kind of a catch 22, who is going to stop and when, anderson? >> sarah, stand by, i want to bring in ben wedeman who has experience in the region. tonight he is in the race ili town that has been hit repeatedly by rocket fire and also the jerusalem bureau chief for "the new york times" is in gaza city joins us by phone. what are you seeing and what are you hearing? >> reporter: what we are seeing here is that the town is pretty much deserted, not a lot of people out...
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so is this a catch 22? who bends here? >> i don't expect us to have entitlement reform before december 31st. this is too technical, too important. let's do it right. but i do believe and i said it, any long term deficit reduction will require entitlement reform for one simple reason. medicare untouched, unchanged, runs out of money in 12 years. we need to take a hard look at it to find ways to preserve this important program, have savings that don't hurt the beneficiaries, and actually do reduce the deficit in the process. >> what about those republican critics, senator, who say it's not possible to make any real progress without -- on spending, shall we say, without seriously addressing the medicare, the medicaid, maybe even the social security entitlement program and to do it now? >> social security doesn't add one penny to the deficit. it's a separate trust fund. i believe it needs reform over a long period, but it should be done separately from this showdown over the fiscal cliff. medicare as i mentioned will run out o
so is this a catch 22? who bends here? >> i don't expect us to have entitlement reform before december 31st. this is too technical, too important. let's do it right. but i do believe and i said it, any long term deficit reduction will require entitlement reform for one simple reason. medicare untouched, unchanged, runs out of money in 12 years. we need to take a hard look at it to find ways to preserve this important program, have savings that don't hurt the beneficiaries, and actually do...
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so is this a catch 22? who bends here? >> i don't expect us to have entitlement reform before december 31st. this is too technical, too important. let's do it right. but i do believe and i said it, any long term deficit reduction will require entitlement reform for one simple reason. medicare untouched, unchanged, runs out of money in 12 years. we need to take a hard look at it to find ways to preserve this important program, have savings that don't hurt the beneficiaries, and actually do reduce the deficit in the process. >> what about those republican critics, senator, who say it's not possible to make any real not possible to make any real progress witho - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum. so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it
so is this a catch 22? who bends here? >> i don't expect us to have entitlement reform before december 31st. this is too technical, too important. let's do it right. but i do believe and i said it, any long term deficit reduction will require entitlement reform for one simple reason. medicare untouched, unchanged, runs out of money in 12 years. we need to take a hard look at it to find ways to preserve this important program, have savings that don't hurt the beneficiaries, and actually do...
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reaction was swift after today's meetings on capitol hill. neither side seems ready to give up on the game of finger pointing. >> no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over the last two weeks. i got to tell you, i'm disappointed in where we are, and disappointed in what's happened over the last couple of weeks. but going over the fiscal cliff is serious business, and i'm here seriously trying to resolve it, and i would hope the white house would get serious as well. >> i don't understand his brain so you should ask him. it's been weeks, at least two weeks, since we met at the white house and we're still waiting for a serious offer from the republicans. >> let's bring in minnesota congressman keith ellison, who was just re-elected as co-chair of the progressive caucus. there are reports out there right now that a deal may be taking shape that involves $400 billion, maybe even more, in what they call entitlement cuts over ten years, mostly from medicare. the progressive caucus, you're the chair
reaction was swift after today's meetings on capitol hill. neither side seems ready to give up on the game of finger pointing. >> no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over the last two weeks. i got to tell you, i'm disappointed in where we are, and disappointed in what's happened over the last couple of weeks. but going over the fiscal cliff is serious business, and i'm here seriously trying to resolve it, and i would hope the white...
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as for the power company in this case con-ed, there's a catch 22. they won't turn on the power until homeowners get their houses inspected for potentially lethal wiring damage but electricians are hard to come by and the company isn't providing any. a company spokesman saying quote, utility companies like con edison don't have electricians. the people have to do that on their own. it's their home, their property, their equipment. this is a safety measure. nick camarota and his wife dianne join us from staten island. they are living along with their kids without power in a house heated only by propane stoves. i appreciate both of you being with us. you don't have power, you don't have gas. what are authorities saying to you? is there a plan to help? have you heard from them? >> yes. i just had the plumber come in to do -- look around. he says that everything that i did with the boiler to get it up and running as fast as i could was perfect. he would okay it. once we had power and gas restored. my meter, i only had -- my meter wasn't under water. my p
as for the power company in this case con-ed, there's a catch 22. they won't turn on the power until homeowners get their houses inspected for potentially lethal wiring damage but electricians are hard to come by and the company isn't providing any. a company spokesman saying quote, utility companies like con edison don't have electricians. the people have to do that on their own. it's their home, their property, their equipment. this is a safety measure. nick camarota and his wife dianne join...